Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of dietary supplementation of α-tocopherol on mutagen sensitivity levels in melanoma patients: A pilot trial

Melanoma Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-90

  Mahabir, S ^a   Coit, D ^a   Liebes, L ^b   Brady, M S ^a   Lewis, J J ^a   Roush, G ^d   Nestle, M ^c   Fry, D ^b   Berwick, M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Melanoma; Mutagen sensitivity; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BLEOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MUTAGEN TESTING; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BLEOMYCIN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOMES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0036190992     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200202000-00012     Document Type: Article

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